AT&T Center looking at a new scoreboard

A giant new scoreboard could be coming to the AT&T Center as part of a $100 million upgrade to the Spurs' arena, Bexar County officials said Tuesday. County Judge Nelson Wolff said the Spurs will make specific requests to modernize the 14-year-old facility.

“We'll be getting a list, I'm sure, fairly soon,” Wolff said after Spurs representatives visited Commissioners Court. The Spurs' delegation came to thank their landlord and show them the Larry O'Brien Trophy for their fifth NBA championship last season.

Spurs Sports & Entertainment senior vice president and general counsel Bobby Perez, who didn't discuss the upgrade plans publicly, later told county officials that the $100 million sum would include at least $75 million in proceeds from the county's venue tax approved in 2008.

“We're very appreciative to the county for the partnership we've had over almost the last 14 years. It's been a great success operating at the AT&T Center,” Perez said.

Wolff described the Spurs as a “great tenant. They're a great operation, and we'll be very careful how we proceed as we begin to do improvements to the AT&T Center.”

“There will be checks and balances just like there were when we built the AT&T Center,” Wolff said.

Asked about specific changes that might be coming, Wolff said, “They're going to be bringing a number of things ... I guess they'll want to get through this season and then start” construction, Wolff said.